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Although much of the nation is enjoying relief, the Great Plains from Nebraska to Texas are hit hard, with drought affecting winter wheat, pasture and more. Florida, also dry, saw more fires than usual. Read more:

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5

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Drought Center · @droughtcenter
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Heavy winds have knocked down trees in weakened by years of . Meanwhile, intensely dry conditions have forced restrictions in , triggered burn bans in , and damaged winter wheat in the .

Learn more about these and other ongoing impacts of drought with the Drought Impact Reporter at go.unl.edu/dirdash.

#storm #california #drought #water #texas #florida #GreatPlains #droughtmonitoring #droughtimpacts #FLwx #txw #cawx #agriculture #waterconservation

Last updated 1 year ago
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Intensifying dryness has led to shortages and losses in and burn bans in Florida. Despite recent rain, years of have also put a halt to this year's Chinook season in .

Learn more about these and other ongoing with our Drought Impact Reporter at go.unl.edu/dirdash.

#salmon

#FLwx #txwx #CAW #agriculture #burnban #water #crop #texas #drought #fishing #california #droughtimpacts

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Drought Center · @droughtcenter
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Healthy and improving conditions have been the big stories this month. But, after years of dry conditions, many communities are still grappling with impacts like shortages and losses.

Read all about it in our Feb impacts summary: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/edd115ec2610427f9e6a5d1e0ecd2bfa

#snowpack #drought #water #ag #droughtmonitoring #agrictulture #livestock #waterconservation #droughtimpacts

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While most of the country has improved in recent weeks, large swaths of are still suffering from , with shortages in the Hill Country, wheat failure in West Texas, and cattle sales in the Panhandle.

Learn more with the Drought Impact Reporter: go.unl.edu/dirdash

#texas #drought #water #crop #watershortage #waterconservation #agriculture #cattle #livestock #ag #droughtimpacts #txwx

Last updated 2 years ago
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While much of the was hammered with snow last month, the eastern U.S. was largely warm and dry. And, even with the epic in states like , suppliers and producers are still struggling.

Read all about it in our February and summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/MonthlySummary.aspx

#West #snowpack #water #ag #drought #climate #droughtimpacts #california #weather #science #forecast #GreatPlains #agriculture #waterconservation

Last updated 2 years ago
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After a lengthy stretch of , improving conditions are welcome in . Last year, the state’s herd fell by 11.5%, the biggest state-level drop in the US. Cattle numbers have continued to fall in 2023.

#drought #Oklahoma #cattle #OKWX #ranching #livestock #droughtimpacts #weather #climate

Last updated 2 years ago
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Despite improvements in conditions, some producers are still struggling. in Kansas can’t feed their . production is low in central Oregon, and is growing slowly in Oklahoma.

Learn about these ongoing and more at go.unl.edu/dirdash.

#drought #ag #ranchers #cattle #pasture #wheat #droughtimpacts

Last updated 2 years ago
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Drought Center · @droughtcenter
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conditions continued to improve across the U.S. in January, especially in . Some places, though, saw little overall change or even some degradation.

Because of the improvement, fewer stories were added to the Reporter. But many communities are still grappling with drought-related hardships, like shortages in the Basin.

Learn more in our January impacts and climate summaries:
go.unl.edu/january-23-impacts
go.unl.edu/january-23-climate

#drought #california #droughtimpacts #water #coloradoriver

Last updated 2 years ago
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Drought Center · @droughtcenter
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Wild weather in January helped improve conditions in much of the U.S. but lingering dryness continues to affect and the and basins.

Read all about it in our January and summaries: drought.unl.edu/Publications/MonthlySummary.aspx

#drought #agriculture #coloradoriver #missouririver #climate #droughtimpacts #water #waterconservation #weather #watershortage

Last updated 2 years ago
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Drought Center · @droughtcenter
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has contracted across much of the U.S. recently, but it still remains widespread. There are also lingering from dry conditions last summer and fall, like a in , an infestation in , and concerns about season in .

Learn more about these stories and others with our Drought Impact Reporter: go.unl.edu/dirdash.

#drought #droughtimpacts #burnban #iowa #insect #colorado #maple #newyork #droughtmonitoring #science #agriculture #climate #weather

Last updated 2 years ago
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